Completely agree with this, however far too often, I dial into a Teams meeting and only find out at that point that everyone on the call is in the office, but no one realised this before, and so no one booked a meeting room. The problem is that “virtual first” has become the default way of working.`
I must admit I not that keen on this whole trend towards virtual communications. Yes they are far more convenient, however they have quite a few downsides. Video calls, particularly if there are several people in it I find quite draining as it feels like you have stare at the screen the entire time, whereas in a face to face meeting you naturally move your head to look at others in the room. If it is a non video call, the others on the call can easily get away with doing something else, which limits the effectiveness of the meeting.
Also in face to face meetings you tend to speak to the other attendees on a more personal level before and after the actual meeting, which allows you to get to know someone properly. With virtual meetings this tends to happen less. Say for example, I did Italian language course face to face, there would be a real opportunity to make new friends, if it was done online, that chance would be very much reduced.
Finally, while travelling to a meeting does cost time and money, it does provide an opportunity for exercise, e.g a walk to the station, gives the opportunity to see new places and breaks up the day a bit.
For these reasons, outside of work, I stay away from video calls or online meetings as much as possible and have not done any since last September.